Conveyer



June 12, 1928.

R. w. HATTON CONVEYER Filed Feb. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet June 12, 1928. 1,613,283

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ROBERT WILLIAM HATTQN, or wALr'iraM ABBEY, ENGLAND.

GONVEYER.

Application filed February 3. 1927, Serial No. $5,580, and in Great Britain DecemberlG, 19 26,

This invention relates to a curved conveyer or to a curved conveyer forming a corner section for belt conveyors, and has for its object to provide improved means of conveying or transferring goods along a curved path 'or around a corner from the end of one conveyer belt to another arranged at an angle there'- to, the invention being particularly applicable for conveyers dealing with bundles of newspapers and the like.

I am aware that a series of coned rollers arranged in a curve struck from a suitable radius have been employed for transferring goods such as boxes and so forth around a corner from the end of one conveyer belt to another arranged at an angle thereto, but the present invention is particularly designed for the conveyance of loose or untied bundles of newspapers and other soft goods around a curve or corner without disarranging or damaging the goods or papers or without smudging the print of the'latter when newly printed. p

According to thepresent invention what I may term the curved conveyer or curved corner section of a conveyer, which may form the connection betweenthe end of one 1 conveyer beltand another-arranged at an angle therewith, consists'of groups of discs arranged on radial axes struck from a suitable centre, the discs ineach radial group being suitably spaced apart and having their combined profile conforming to a curve similar to that of a tapered crown pulley or equivalent profile adapted for conveying the goods around the curve of the conveyer. 1

The said groups of discs are suitably driven and are preferably arranged to overlap.

The several radial groups of discs may be driven by V or grooved pulleys and a belt which is carried over suitable guide pulleys. For tensioning purposes the said belt may be carried over a jockey pulley working against a weight or spring. Alternatively spur skew gearing or equivalent may be employed.

The discs may be mounted so as to project through slots in a suitable horizontal table, preferably one having a smooth surface.

The accompanying drawings show one construction embodying the present invention as applied to horizontal conveyer belts for untied bundles of newspapers.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a plan,

the tensioning jockey vided with groups of three discs c 0 suitably spaced apart and overlapped by groups of two discs 0 0 As Will be seen more'clearly in Fig. at, each group of discs in combined longitudinal profile follows the curve of a tapered and crowned pulley, that is to say, the periphery ofthe centre disc '0 is practically horizontal or only slightly bevelled oil or curved on each side whilst the discs-c 0 on each side are bevelled oil, the outer one 0 being larger thanthe inner one 0- to conform to the required taper.

The discs 0"0 c and c c of each group are keyed upon separate spindlesd fitted at their outer ends with grooved or V pulleys e and the pulleys e of all the groups are driven by a common endless beltf whichis carried downwards and over idle guide pulleys 9 arranged between every other pair of pulleys eas shown, or in other appropriate manner. The endlessbelt f is carried round to the inside'of the curved conveyer or corner sectionby suitableg'uide pulleys h and is passed over a tensioning jockey pulley i,

the bearingjj' of which is arranged to slide in vertical guides 70 and carry a hanging weight'Z of-suitable design and arrangement.

The endless belt f is driven by a suitable pulley m arranged as shown at one end of the curved conveyer or corner section or suitable distance through slots 2 in a curved table 1. preferably having a polished surface and forming the face of thecorner section, the driving said table.

In the example shown the chain wheel 1i of the conveyer belt 4; drives by means of a chain o'and chain wheel p, the shaft g which through bevel Wheels r 8 drives a second shaft which carries a chainwheel driving by means of the chain 'v the chain w of the second conveyer belt I); On the shaft t is mounted a chain wheel a: which drives by means of the chain y the chain wheel a which is mounted on the same shaft as the pulley m which drivesthe endless belt f.

To facilitate the delivery of the papers .to the'discs of the curved corner section the curved downwards as at a.

In a modified arrangement a full tapered pulley of crowned profile may be employed \vhereapplicable, the said pulley being in some cases provided with circumferential grooves and ridges to provide the equivalent of the discs.'

' Although described as for the conveyance of united bundles of newspapers and the like, the apparatus may be applied as a curved conveyer corner section for conveying soft fabrics or similar goods. I

It is to be understoodthattwo or more of the improved curved conveyers such as the curved cornersections described may be employed and arranged end'to endfor conv'eying the goodsaround an .S or other curve NVllQI'e required.

\Vhat I claim as my invention and;desire to secureby Letters Patent'isze- 1. Acurved conveyer comprising the combination of, groupsof driven discs arranged on aires radiating from a suitable centre, the discs in each radial group be ng spaced apart axially and having their combined .profile conforming to a curve similar to that of atapered crown pulley.

2. Acurved conveyer forming a connecting corner sectlon for transferring goods from the end of one conveyer belt to another arranged at an angle thereto comprising gear being arranged beneath the belt;

groups of driven discs arranged on axes radiating from a suitable centre, the discs in each radial group'being spaced apart axially'and having theircombined profile conforming to a curvesimilar to that of a" tapered crown pulley, a curved table provided with slots coinciding with the said discs,vmeans for mounting said curved table in such relation tothe discs that the latter project through the slots the table.

3. A curved conveyer comprisingthecorn-i bination of groups of driven'discs arranged .so as to overlap and mounted on axes radiatcurved cOnVeyer comprisingthe combination of groups of discs arranged to overlap and mounted on spindles radiating from a suitable centre, the discs n each radialgroup be ng spaced axially apart and having their combined profile conforniing to acurve similar to that of a tapered crown pulley, a table provided Witha series of slots corresponding to the discs, means for Vmounting said discs beneath the table with the upper parts of the discs projecting through said slots invthe-table, and means for drivingthe spindles of said discs.

5. A curved conveyer comprisingthe combination of groups ofjdiscs arranged to overlap and mounted on spindlesradiating from a suitable centre, the discs in each radial group being spaced axially apart and having their combined profile conforming to a curve similar to that of a tapered crown pulley, atable provided with a series of slots corresponding to .thegdiscs, meansfor mounting said discs beneaththe table with the upper parts of the discsfprojecting through said slots in the table, grooved pulleys' on the .spindles o-f said discs, interposed guide pulleys and means for supporting the same, a tensioning jockey pulley and means for mounting the same, an endless belt passing over and driving said grooved pulleys and also passing over said intermediate guide pulleys and tensioning jockey pulley, and means for driving said endless ROBERT WILLIAM HATTON. 

